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Insults To Religion Without Deliberate Intention Not Offence Under Section 295A IPC: Tripura HC
The court noted that the section penalises only those acts of insults or attempts which have been perpetrated with the deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of a particular class.
Tripura High Court. Photo: thc.nic.in
Rights08/Mar/2021
New Delhi: The Tripura high court (HC) has held that insults to religion made without any deliberate or malicious intention to outrage the religious feelings of a class would not amount to an offence under Section 295A of IPC,
The single bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi noted: “Section 295A does not penalise any and every act of insult or an attempt to insult the religion or the religious beliefs but it penalises only those acts of insults or attempts which have been perpetrated with the deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of a particular class.”